Caves present a window to the past. Caves, and to a certain extent deserts,
preserve fossil remains . Click here to
read more

Naracoorte Caves are part of the 410 hectares Naracoorte National Park,
where until now more than 60 limestone caves are known.
To read more about them click here

Millions of years ago much of what is now dry land around the Naracoorte
region was the bed of a pre-historic sea with early and primitive life-forms
swimming in them. You can see those creatures in the walls of the Naracoorte
caves today.

The caves at the Naracoorte region are formed from the limestone that
developed at the bottom of the sea which covered large parts of Australia
millions of years ago. To read more about them click
here

In October 1969 two members of the Cave Exploration Group of South
Australia crawled through a tiny passage about 30 centimetres high and
found a previously unknown chamber. To read more click
here.

Stalactites and Stalagmites are cave features formed by the deposition
of minerals.. Stalactites grow down from the cave ceiling, while stalagmites
grow up from the cave floor.
To read more about them click here.
To see the Stalactite gallery click
here

The entrance to Victoria Fossil Cave was last blocked by sediment around
16,000 years ago.
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http://www.dehaa.sa.gov.au/parks/naracoorte/wonambi.html
Close collaboration between scientists and artists has resulted in many
species of the Megafauna that once inhabited the south east of Australia
being faithfully recreated as life-size, animated models and presented
in Wonambi Fossil Centre. Have a peek at some of them here .